Micrometer gauge



Aug. 3, 1943. P. GLOUTON 2,325,767

MICROMETER GAUGE Filed April 9, 1941 11' f5 1/" r /7 88 b a QINVENTOR PAUL GLOUTQN A TTORNE Y mated Aug. 3, 1943 o (PATENT :oFr

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of the invenj- -Aleading objectof n'iypresejnt inventiclis the: provision "of amicrometer iflgauge in which i the final adjustment for measuring a is -made through elements whicharefsmall; light and close to the hand by which the manipulation iseffectedv the projecting long bar indicates the distance between thecaliper element thereon and the datum position of the other-caliper element. The housinfg forms a' earria'ge for a cam rotatable on the above mentioned stud and such cam is rotatable through an external dial to shift the shortbar rectilineally' against the pressure of a spring and move the caliper element on the short bar toward the caliper -el ement on the long bar. The cam is shaped and the dial is calibrated complementary to the tooth-spacing and scale on the long bar,

so that avery sensitive adjustment maybe easily madel by rummage diafwith the thumb.

n 11A further objectof my invention is to provide 7 a gauge inwhich the-movable caliper element by which the final adjustment is made is on the 'near side'ofthework; that ianearer'thanthe work to the handof themanipulator so that the movement of the caliper element and i the grada tions of a scale over which itm'o'ves maybe more readily observed V Further objects of my inv ention are theprovision ot a lighte'weight and accurate gauge from few and simple parts of 3- rugged construction which require noexcessively small tolerances in their own' dimensions, and mostorfall cfwhich may "be economically stamped from sheet metal My improvedj gaiige comprises a pair of caliper elements each havingafrod ci innecte(:l therewith: i one of: the rods being rectilineally movable along the other {by means of a caml mounted' 'on a carriagewl'iich may be secured in any desired positionf'alongthe last named rods Preferably the carriage-securing "means fineludes cam-lever rotatable on an axis onwhich the rodcperating cam rotates, and-suclicamjleveractuates a rodclamping slide movable transversely to the direc L tion oi movement of the caliper rods 1i 7 In theipreierred embodiment otmy improved gaugeasheetmetal housing has a base and slot:

sothat a given movement of the dial effects and indicates a movement 'of the cam-op'eratedcaliper element equal to a given fraction of a unit of movement and measure on thelong rod. The characteristic features and advantages of my improvements will "further appear fromthe drawing iri'illustrationthereof. a 1

In the drawing, FigII-is' a front elevation of a micrometer gauge embodying my invention;

following description and the accompanying a Figs." 2 and 3' are endviews thereof'taken'from the opposite ends of Fig. -1; Figs. 4 and 5 are fragremoved; Fig.6 .is a detached plan' view of "a cam mentary views showing difierent positions of in-,

ternal mechanism of the gauge shown in' Fig. 1 with the faceplate oi the housing andoth'er parts for moving a caliper elementj Fig. 6a is a greatly enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of a modified periphery for the cam shown in Fig. 6;

the line T-Jof Fig, 1; and Fig. 81s a transverse sectional .view taken on the lines 8'8 01 Fig. 4; fAs illustrated in the embodiment of my inventionshown in the drawing, certain of the "operating parts of the gauge may be enclosed ted rim forminga slideway:forarelatively long: f bar] protruding from hothosides of the housing and having a caliper element connected'with an end thereof. IA short bar, slides onthe long bar within the housing andhas connected therewith a caliper element movablethereby between the housing flandthe caliperconthe' longbar: the lat ter preferablybeing toothed" calibrated with a scale which is partly covered by the movements of the short bar caliper element.

:The housing may be lccked at any desired position alongth'e long bar by means of a; toothed slide reciprocable by a cam-lever fulcrumed on a stud in the housing; and the scale exposed on in a housing l formed frorn a sheet metal stamping bentto forma base 2 and arim comprising a slotted bottom"wal1 3,endw alls 4 and 5 andka recessedtopwall Shaving a downturned lip! 1. i

Portions oflthe stamping between theupp er edges of the end walls 4 and 5 and the top wall fi form lateral -pi'ojections or ears a and awhichyform with the base! an extended slideway for: a graduated caliper bar l0 which is movable thereon through the openings in the housing rim: formed 7 by the spaces between the top 6 and'iends' 4 and 5.

The barylp'hasa channeled edge in which is secureda rack l I having tapered teeth Ll la with centers uniformlyspaced a desiredunit of measure, or a decimal portion thereof, such as .1

inch or 1 millimeter. t t r The slide it) may be locked against rectilinear movement, iso thatits caliper element or Jaw 10a is any desired number of units of measurement from a datum, by latching mechanism comprising a toothed slide I2 reciprocable between spaced slideways l3 and M fixed to the base 2.

, The reciprocation of the slide I2 may be con- I veniently effected through a stud l5 thereon which isengaged in a cam slot I6 ofa lever I1 journalled on a boss 18 fixed to the base 2. The cam slot I6 has an offset portion l6 forming a seat into which the pin l5 snaps to hold the Q I slide I! in looking position as the lever I'I-reaches the limit of its leftward movement (Figs. '4

and 5).

The front face of the tains a longitudinal groove l0 forming a keyway for a key I9 of a vernier, caliper slide 29.1

caliper element Illa until itcontacts the work;

7 Only a light pressure is required to turn the v dial 29 since no movement of the long rod 20 caliper slide l0 conor of the housing I is effected by'turning the vdial and the parts operable thereby are small and light. When the caliper element a contacts the work,'the size of the latter may be read directly on the scales on the rod l0 and dial 29. Should it be desired to use the device asv an internal gauge, caliper elements of suit-- able shape and scales suitably-:calibrated may, of course, be substituted for those shown.

The teeth of the rack II and slide l2 may be conveniently and: economically cut as segments A Spring 22, coiled on the fixed stud 23, has

one end engaging the housing wall and its other end bearing against a screw 24 on the slide 72B to shift the slide toward the left (Figs. 4 and'5) and bias the caliper element or jaw 28a there-' on away from the caliper element or jaw wa on the bar it. A cam follower, 20b fixed to the slide 2-0, rides on the periphery of a rotary spiralcam 25; The cam 25 is journalled'on the boss 18' and has a hub 26 projecting through an aperture 21 in the detachable face plate 28 of the housing I. A graduated dial 29 isfi xed to the hub 26 by screwsBlJ. g A covering and stealing screw Mia-having an enlarged head maybe threaded into the stud l8. 7 The radii of the curve of the'peripheryoi the cam' 25-increase constantly by uniform increments and the maximum difference between the radii at the top and bottom of the step 25a: of the cam 25 may be equal to bnt is preferably slightly in excess of the'unit distance on which the slide Ii) is calibrated and which represents a distance equal to'a one-tooth shift of the slide 10 relatively'to the slide housing 1 and slide 29. Instead of a continuous curve,

the periphery of the cam may be cut, as shown in Fig. 6a, as aseries of consecutivefacets each normal to a radius of the camland proportional in length tothe'calibrationstl on the graduated dial 29".

The -graduations 3| on the dial 29 and, the

of matching screw threads on a lathe andmost 'of the remaining parts may be made from sheet metal stampings. 1 V

1 Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a micrometer gauge, the combination with a housing, a pair of cooperatively connected slides movable in said housing and having caliper elements connected therewith, means including a; cam in said housingand rotatable 'about its axis for shifting one of saidslides longitudinally of the other, and means comprising a: slide movable transversely to said last relatively. to said axis. V 7

the combination with a base, a toothed member supported by curve of the helical periphery of the'cam 25,-0r

the facets equivalent thereto, are in decimal proportions-to the unit distance between the centers-of the. teeth I la, viz., the movement of the. slide 20 resulting from the rotation of a hundred spaces of the dial '29past a datum' mark D on the faceplate is equal; to a onej-vteoth shift .of the slide l0 relatively to the housing! and slide 20; v

Inusing the gauge, the lever l'l is thrown to the right to unlatch the slide,,l2 from the slide l0 and the carriage formed by the houseing I is slid. to the left a distance sufficient to permit the insertion of theworkW between the caliper elements .Wa and 20a; By. throwwhen the work W is engaged by 'thelcaliper element 10a,- the distance vbetween the work W i and caliper element Zllmis less than the center to-centerwdistance between adjacent teeth i la.

The dial -29 may then be" turned by the 'pressure of the thumb or finger tov move the caliper element 20 a from its datum position toward the ring the lever I} to the left, the carriagemay be latched to the {rod ll) atsuch point that named slide and a lever rocking about the axis of: said cam for securing it in various positions r; 2. In a micrometric gauge,

Isaid basehaving acaliper element spaced from said base; a latch'complementary to the teeth of said member for securing said caliper element at predetermined distances from said base, a rocking member containing a seat for securing" said latch in latching position,a slide having a caliper element movable between the base and caliper element first named, and means comprising a spring and a cam for moving said slidein opposite directions. V

3. In a micrometer gauge, the combination toand having spaced portions'a'djacent to said ears, a face plate complementary to said base and rimand' formingtherewith a housing, and V caliper mechanism including a slide movable along said s'lideway. a i. r l

5. In a:micrometer gauge, the combination 'with a base, aicaliper element supported bysaid base and having a bar connected, therewith and a second caliper element having connected therewit h' a slide movable along .said bar, of a cam movable along said vbar and operatively' positioned to move said slide along said bar in any position thereof, and means for fixing said cam relatively to said bar and comprising a rocking member and a sliding member having a pin and slot connection between them,v I

PAUL GLOUTON. 

